howto install wicd

[toad]

wicd is rather aggressive in its behaviour towards other network managers - it just scraps them. You can reinstall knetworkmanager of course using the original CD. EDIT - if you are running 09.04 please enable the "universe" repository to install wicd. Note that either a reboot or starting the wicd daemon manually is required for it to kick in properly (see #6 below). To install wicd on older Buntus please check below:

If you still want to go ahead, here goes:

1. open a root kate by typing:

kdesudo kate

2. open /etc/apt/sources.list

3. copy and paste the following lines at the end of the file:
a. if you are running 8.04:

# wicd
deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras

b. if you are running 8.10:

# wicd
deb http://apt.wicd.net intrepid extras

4. save the file and close kate

5. copy and paste this into your command line and press enter.

wget -q [url]http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg[/url] -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wicd

6. Start the wicd-daemon manually with

sudo /etc/init.d/wicd start

followed by the programme itself

wicd-client &

or simply reboot and it will work automagically.

7. done 8)

[muzicman0]

Re: howto install wicd

toad -
will this work on Intrepid also, or do you need to change the sources.list file to:

# wicd
deb [url]http://apt.wicd.net[/url] intrepid extras

I only ask because it seems that I tried this (as above, not as hardy), and couldn't get it to work, so I found a .deb file, but that has some risk on installing, because I have to uninstall my previous network-manager before installing the deb, and if there are dependency issues, I find myself in a bad situation with no network!!!
mm0

[toad]

Re: howto install wicd

The instructions are for intrepid and tested in hardy.

I just noticed myself that wicd is rather aggressive in deinstalling knetworkmanager myself. That be as it may - wicd is installed if you follow the instructions

[muzicman0]

Re: howto install wicd

cool...I'll add it to my 'things to do after a fresh install' text file!

[toad]

Re: howto install wicd

There is a simple way of automating install/removal of packages with

dpkg −−get−selections

and

dpkg −−set−selections

if that is of any use to you.

Google for more info

[lmilano]

Re: howto install wicd

Guys, FWIW, for the repo you can use "intrepid" (maybe they added a repo recently). That's what I did a few hours ago and it went fine.